By Sarah Manya The National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, has urged residents of Taraba State who are…
Nigerian Advocates use Sex Workers’ Day to Push for Healthcare Access, Rights Protections
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Calls grow for stigma-free health services and legal reforms as activists, officials meet in Lagos By Bunmi Yekini Activists, government officials and…
Women Bear Disproportionate Burden of Plastic Pollution, Activists say at Africa Webinar
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By Bunmi Yekini Plastic pollution is posing a growing threat to human health and the environment, with women and girls facing disproportionate…
By Bunmi Yekini More than 10 days into the latest escalation of conflict in the Middle East, health systems across the region…
By Bunmi Yekini Researchers have called on the World Health Organization to revise its definition of vaccine safety and phase out the…
Study Finds HIV Prevention Pills do not Increase Risky Sex or STI Infections among Kenyan Women
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By Bunmi Yekini Women who take drugs to prevent HIV infection do not engage in riskier sexual behaviour or face higher rates…
African Court Rules Tanzania Violated Charter by Blocking Legal Challenges to Presidential Elections
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By HeapNews The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ruled that Tanzania violated provisions of the African Charter on Human and…
By HeapNews Authorities in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos said on Tuesday that no lives were lost after an emergency incident involving a…
UN Women’s Rights Commission Opens amid U.S. Push to Remove References from Outcome Document
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By Bunmi Yekini The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) opened its annual session in New York on Monday…
By Bunmi Yekini Environmental advocacy group Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) on Thursday hosted a workshop in Lagos aimed at…
